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Stefanie is passionately interested in creating expressive communication technologies that allow individuals with severe disabilities to create meaningful interpersonal connections with their friends and family. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Sciences and is currently completing a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan, where she is working with brain-computer interfaces. Outside of her academic activities, she is a musician, a beginner ballroom dancer, a faculty member at Shad Valley Waterloo and a passionate reader. She is thrilled to be presenting at this TEDx conference, where she can share with others an idea that connects many interests and aspects of her [email protected] is an event for International Baccalaureate Diploma students from all over the world to come together to experience TED talks and share ideas with peers and professionals. This event is held annually at The York School, a coeducational, non-denominational, IB, independent day school in Toronto, Canada. This event gives students a chance to see amazing speakers, musicians, artwork, poetry, videos and to connect with people from all walks of life in the spirit of "ideas worth spreading".